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Still, it's one thing to have an unusual candidate; it's quite another to build a turnout machine that can overturn the party's established order. Obama's team beat one candidate who has spent several years campaigning in Iowa (Edwards), and another who won the endorsement of almost every major elected official (Clinton).

True to form, the Obama organization didn't stop with victory. The campaign's staff handed out fliers to the thousands of supporters who showed up to hear Obama's victory speech on Thursday. The flier carried the headline MAINTAIN THE MOMENTUM and it urged the army of volunteers to carry on working for Obama in three offices: Des Moines, Cedar Falls and Iowa City. The goal: to run phone banks to work on all the states through Super Tuesday on Feb. 5.

They will need all the firepower they can muster. In a statement, Patti Solis Doyle, Clinton's campaign manager, showed every readiness to slug it out. "This race begins tonight and ends when Democrats throughout America have their say," she said. "Our campaign was built for a marathon, and we have the resources to run a national race in the weeks ahead."

For one night, at least, the Obama campaign took some time to savor the sweet moment. "We're going to think about this night for the rest of our lives," said Tom Miller, Iowa's attorney general and one of the few state officials who backed Obama. No matter what happens to Obama in the next states, there was no disputing that simplest of predictions.

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I am pleasantly surprised by Iowan's display of hope and courage in affirming Obama. I wonder if the rest of the country has the cajones to follow suit. I fear that the sheep mentality of American voters will return when, down the road, a vote for Obama will be more than a symbolic statement.

I have no doubt that Hillary and the entrenched establishment will fight to create a fear of the future under an Obama presidency. We will be told that terrorists and unfriendly nations will hurt us, our economy will crumble, our elderly will be processed into cattle feed and our children sold to gypsies if the "inexperienced" Obama is elected. Chicken Little's refrain will be shouted from every rooftop by Hillary and the republican scare machine.

Don't believe the hype!! Political experience is not necessary to serve the public successfully. There are thousands of career bureaucrats in Washington who will assist whoever is elected manage the daily operations of our government. What is most important in a leader is intelligence, vision and integrity. Without these attributes, the aforementioned bureaucrats will manipulate our president to serve their own special interests, a la George Bush.

Obama seems to be the only viable candidate that has the necessary character to serve The People. I emphasize the word "seems". Only time will tell if he will walk the walk. The other prospects however, on both sides of the aisle, are a known quantity. They have repeatedly demonstrated a willingness to sell out the American people for political and financial gain. I say we give Obama a shot. I am hesitantly optimistic that he could actually be the real deal; a politician who will serve the people, not himself.

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Posted By: Gayront79 @ 01/27/2008 8:56:28 PM

Just now seeing your post, and you are right I cut and paste, but just to let you know you will see many of my post, so get use to it.
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Posted By: steve02001 @ 01/04/2008 5:52:56 PM

Hey GAYRON TAYLOR: are you a Hillary or Republiocan plant? this is the second time I have seen your same exact nonsensical post in 2 different articles. Copy and paste is not an argument just a waste of time.
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Posted By: Saltydog_0 @ 01/04/2008 5:46:25 PM

I am pleasantly surprised by Iowan's display of hope and courage in affirming Obama. I wonder if the rest of the country has the cajones to follow suit. I fear that the sheep mentality of American voters will return when, down the road, a vote for Obama will be more than a symbolic statement.

I have no doubt that Hillary and the entrenched establishment will fight to create a fear of the future under an Obama presidency. We will be told that terrorists and unfriendly nations will hurt us, our economy will crumble, our elderly will be processed into cattle feed and our children sold to gypsies if the "inexperienced" Obama is elected. Chicken Little's refrain will be shouted from every rooftop by Hillary and the republican scare machine.

Don't believe the hype!! Political experience is not necessary to serve the public successfully. There are thousands of career bureaucrats in Washington who will assist whoever is elected manage the daily operations of our government. What is most important in a leader is intelligence, vision and integrity. Without these attributes, the aforementioned bureaucrats will manipulate our president to serve their own special interests, a la George Bush.

Obama seems to be the only viable candidate that has the necessary character to serve The People. I emphasize the word "seems". Only time will tell if he will walk the walk. The other prospects however, on both sides of the aisle, are a known quantity. They have repeatedly demonstrated a willingness to sell out the American people for political and financial gain. I say we give Obama a shot. I am hesitantly optimistic that he could actually be the real deal; a politician who will serve the people, not himself.